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Yesterday evening Her Majesty Queen Sonja gave an illustrated talk entitled “Impressions of Norway” for His Majesty The King and 200 representatives of the Norwegian and international tourism industry.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit started their three-day official visit to Indonesia today. They are accompanied by a large delegation of representatives of Norwegian trade and industry and public administration.

On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon concluded his trip to Haiti, where he visited a number of projects in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The High North has been in focus during the State Visit from Finland, and the final day of the visit was spent in Tromsø in Northern Norway. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince accompanied President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Mrs Jenni Haukio on the day’s programme.

Enhanced cooperation between Finland and Norway is the focus of the current State Visit. On Thursday morning, His Majesty The King accompanied President Sauli Niinistö to the House of Literature where the President gave a presentation entitled “In the same neighbourhood”.

On Wednesday morning, His Majesty The King welcomed His Excellency the President of the Republic of Finland Mr Sauli Niinistö and his wife Mrs Jenni Haukio to Norway. King Harald and Queen Sonja are acting as hosts for the Finnish president, who is conducting a three-day State Visit to Norway.

The funeral service for Her Highness Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen was held on Friday, 28 September 2012. The Princess passed away at her home in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 16 September. She was 82 years old.

Today, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon officially opened the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the eastern coast of England. The facility will provide clean energy to more than 200 000 households in the UK.

Today, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon gave the opening speech at a large Norwegian-British energy and climate seminar held at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess had a busy schedule of activities in New York City this week, revolving around the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.

His Majesty The King was deeply saddened to receive the news that Her Highness Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen has passed away. The princess died in her home in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 16 September 2012 at 9:45 am local time.

On Tuesday His Majesty King Harald presented the 2012 Kavli Prize for outstanding research in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

On Thursday morning, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit met with employees, volunteers and users of the DC Center for the LGBT Community in Washington, D.C. The Crown Princess is visiting the city in connection with AIDS 2012, the XIX International AIDS Conference.

On her first day at AIDS 2012, the XIX International AIDS Conference, in Washington, D.C., Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit gave the keynote address at the Red Ribbon Award ceremony. In her remarks she emphasised the importance of the AIDS-related work being carried out at the grassroots level in communities all across the world.

Today, this appeal from Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess is broadcasted on Ukrainian television. Alongside similar appeals from other UNAIDS ambassadors, The Crown Princess urges young Ukrainians to join the fight against HIV.

On Tuesday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja attended the preview to the exhibition Edvard Munch – The Modern Eye at the Tate Modern in London. The exhibition has already been on display in Paris and Frankfurt, where it was extremely well-received.

The Norwegian birthday song “Hurra for deg !” resonated through the Palace Square yesterday, 31 May. More than 3 000 pre-school children had gathered to honour the birthdays of Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja, who looked on from the Palace Balcony.

Their Majesties The King and Queen attended the opening of the Bergen International Festival on Torgallmenningen in the city centre today. A specially composed fanfare was performed for the King and Queen as a gift for their 75th birthdays.

His Majesty King Harald presented the prestigious Abel Prize to the Hungarian-American mathematician Endre Szemerédi today in a formal ceremony at the Aula (the Hall) of the University of Oslo.

His Majesty The King congratulates the President of East Timor, His Excellency Mr José Maria Vasconcelos.

The Royal Family will take its customary place on the Palace Balcony starting at 10:30 am to greet the Oslo children’s parade. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess and their family will start the day at Skaugum Estate, where they will greet the Asker municipality children’s parade from 8:15 am.

Today His Royal Highness The Crown Prince opened Norway Day at EXPO 2012, the world’s fair being held in Yeosu , South Korea. The theme of EXPO 2012 focuses on the sustainable management of the ocean and coastal areas and of the marine and maritime sectors.

Today Their Majesties The King and Queen travelled to Krakow for the final day of their State Visit to Poland. The cultural capital of Poland formed a natural backdrop for a programme focusing on science and culture.

Their Majesties The King and Queen continued their State Visit to Poland today. The King and Queen are in Warsaw, where enhanced Polish-Norwegian cooperation in a variety of areas such as defence, culture and food is on the agenda.

Their Majesties The King and Queen started their three-day State Visit to Poland today. The King and Queen are heading a delegation of representatives of the Norwegian public administration, the cultural sphere, and trade and industry.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince joined members of the Jordanian Royal Family in a ceremony marking the successful clearance of all landmines from Jordan. The ceremony was held by the Dead Sea on Tuesday.

Promoting youth employment was the topic of an arena session in which Crown Prince Haakon took part on Tuesday, 17 April. The Crown Prince is in Puerto Vallarta to attend the World Economic Forum on Latin America.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall concluded their official visit to Norway today with a visit to the exhibition “Royal Journeys 1905-2005”, accompanied by Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja.

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja accompanied Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to Bergen on the second day of the guests’ official visit to Norway.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to His Majesty Tupou VI, King of Tonga.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall started their official visit to Norway today. Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja are the hosts for the guests on their three-day visit.

On Thursday, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess attended meetings with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and received an update on the programme’s pioneering activities to involve youth in the fight against AIDS.

Their Majesties The King and Queen, Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner were all in attendance at the opening of the exhibition entitled “Royal Journeys 1905-2005” in Oslo on Wednesday.

A gala banquet honouring Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will be held at the Royal Palace on Sunday 12 February. Princess Astrid was Norway’s First Lady for many years and remains active through her patronages and her work with Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund.

This evening, HRH The Crown Princess opened the exhibition “Edvard Munch, the modern eye” at Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. The exhibition explores the artist’s interest for modern forms of expression and how he applied a variety of techniques to express the same theme.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Princess and Crown Princess attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in the Alpine town of Davos, Switzerland, where they attended meetings with young leaders in addition to participating in other activities.

This evening Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja opened the doors to the Great Hall at the Palace for a Christmas concert for the very first time. The concert will be aired on Norwegian TV channel NRK 1 on Saturday, 17 December.

The centennial anniversary of Roald Amundsen’s arrival at the South Pole was commemorated today. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon was in attendance at the festivities in the city of Tromsø, known as the gateway to the Arctic Ocean.

One hundred years ago today, Roald Amundsen and his men reached the South Pole. This tremendous achievement is being commemorated today on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, where His Majesty King Harald formally unveiled the new South Pole monument.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were in attendance when this year’s recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize were honoured at a star-studded concert at Oslo Spektrum on Sunday evening.

Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were in attendance today at the ceremony at Oslo City Hall in which Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and peace activists Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen received the Nobel Peace Prize.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon concluded his four-day visit in Nepal with a meeting with the staff of the local UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) offices. The Crown Prince expressed admiration for their efforts and the extent of their achievements.

Today His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon held a lecture at Kathmandu University on the current status of the UN Millennium Development Goals. The day’s programme began with a visit to Bheri Technical School, where former combatants receive vocational training.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon has commenced his visit to Nepal. The Crown Prince is travelling in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and is accompanied by the Administrator of UNDP, Ms Helen Clark.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit officially opened the new Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Miami on Sunday, 20 November. The church is named Sjømannskirken H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits kirke, Scandinavian Church and Center.

Today Her Majesty Queen Sonja will be attending the official opening of the exhibition “Under Pressure”. His Majesty King Harald, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will also be in attendance at the vernissage, where the Queen’s own pieces feature among the works on display.

The focus was on advanced technology and cooperation when His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon met with Apple, as well as with Space Systems/Loral and Telenor today.

On Tuesday, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince gave the opening speech at the kick-off of Transatlantic Science Week at the University of California, Berkeley, his alma mater.

Today, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince opened Innovation Norway’s “Innovation House” in Palo Alto, California. The house offers temporary office space to Norwegian companies seeking to establish operations in the Silicon Valley.

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja concluded their official visit to the US today with a visit to the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in New York.